My client is well-known multidisciplinary consultancy looking to grow their established ecology team. They're looking to take on a Principal Ecologist to help develop and shape their established Manchester team.

My client works on a wide variety of projects from small scale housing development to nationally important infrastructure works. Their team of over 40 ecologists work in tandem with teams of planners, engineers, project managers, landscape architects and archaeologists, and have worked across the defence, energy, residential and infrastructure sectors.

Who You are:

Have a relevant degree

A demonstrable track record on EIA and HRA related schemes

Have existing relationships with local clients and planning authorities to aid the establishment and development of the team

Established record of project management & delivery, field work and technical reporting with a desire to mentor other staff and develop your own career

Apply ecological principles to a range of projects, which require an in-depth knowledge of environmental legislation, with the ability to pair those with pragmatic solutions

Experience and ability to deliver a range of ecology surveys (with support from other offices and the wider ecology team)

Ability to produce accurate and comprehensive reports to a high standard

Be able to use a range of field equipment including GIS, MS Word and Excel